Now, having six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot is a good indication of inbreeding. Long ago I had been told that this particular part of North Carolina had the largest degenerate gene pool in the South, an area where inbreeding had been going on for a long time. Out in this deep-south rural area they still drink a concoction of gin mixed with beer called “Strip and Run Naked,” unchanged since revolutionary-era America in the 1700’s. 

 

The varied behaviors, appearances, and stories I had encountered over the years all supported the possibility that this was indeed a degenerate gene pool. There are other physical and mental evidences of inbreeding, not just the presence of six fingers and six toes. 

 

And at Bill’s funeral it occurred to me that this naturally occurring, unnatural physical strength might well be another by-product of genetic inbreeding. A discovery, perhaps, a new insight? Only research could answer that question and prove my theory. 

 

I love the  possibility of discovering something no one has ever seen before. I think we discovered a couple things recently here at the shop. One was a physical phenomenon related to sound waves, and I had the feeling upon looking at it that we were seeing something no one else had ever seen before. We still have no idea what to do with it, however, or how to make money on this discovery. 

 

In our own small way we seek to push the envelope, enlarge the limits of knowledge, and in so doing entertain, inspire, and delight through our discoveries.

 

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